Cat. No. 410/II
The Accident
- State/Variant:
- State II of II
- Date:
- 1999
- Themes
- Figures, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 7 15/16 x 5 1/4" (20.2 x 13.4 cm); sheet: 17 1/16 x 15 1/16" (43.4 x 38.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 1999" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Harlan & Weaver
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 25; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 1 B.A.T., 1 H.C., 1 T.P.
- Edition Information:
- There are 3 known variant impressions of state II, outside the edition.
- Impression:
- "AP 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Publisher Harlan & Weaver groups the editioned state of this composition with ten other drypoints of 1999, under the title, “11 Drypoints.” Each of the 11 compositions can be displayed individually. The full set is as follows:
“The Accident”
“The Angry Cat”
“Don’t Put Your Foot in Your Mouth”
“Fear”
“Feet (Socks)”
“Fences Are Obsolete”
“Madeleine”
“Mosquito”
“Mother and Child”
“Please Hang in There”
“The Smell of the Feet” - Descriptive Title:
- Woman with Crutch
- Description:
- Drypoint, with selective wiping
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in drypoint: hair added, torso and shoes reinforced.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: “La mère abandonée: exemple Pins him to the ground. / Perfe raison. / Boiteuse Bannister Daguerr. Brace. Breughel. and stick. / go one step back, one step back, another step back. / les mères abondonnées sur la glacier, Rings a Bell. / Bladder / Balustrade Cannes et Béquilles / Banister, walking stick and Brace / Bataille / de la / balustrade / trou du qu / trou d’éfé / Je vais te tuer avec mes béquilles dis le fils à sa mère / tu m'a tenu en béquille gare a toi / Henriette et sa canne / à la soup du salut en face, tout le monde a des / béquilles pour montrer l'escalier de pièrre (Breughel) / Brace and Brassière / fight to the finish”
- Bibliography:
- Malbert, Roger, and Juliet Mitchell. "Louise Bourgeois: Autobiographical Prints." London: Hayward, 2016. (Catalogue accompanying the touring exhibition "Louise Bourgeois Prints: Autobiographical Series and 11 Drypoints".)
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 14.2002
State II of II
1999
The Accident
1999
Source
1997
Fight to the Finish
1997
Fight to the Finish
1997
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 12 3/4" (32.1 x 32.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of II
1999
<i>The Accident</i>
1999
State II of II, variant
1999
<i>The Accident</i>
1999
State II of II, variant
1999
<i>The Accident</i>
1999
State II of II
1999
<i>The Accident</i>
1999
Related Works in the Catalogue
Untitled, plate 7 of 9, from the portfolio, Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature
State II of II
1998
Untitled, plate 7 of 9, from the portfolio,<i> Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature</i>
1998
Untitled, plate 9 of 9, from the portfolio, Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature
State II of II
1998
Untitled, plate 9 of 9, from the portfolio,<i> Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature</i>
1998
Related Works in Other Mediums
Topiary
1998
Topiary
1998
Medium: Fabric and steel
Dimensions: overall: 19 1/2 x 20 x 11" (49.5 x 50.8 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Accident
1999
The Accident
1999
Medium: Pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32.1 x 32.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Accident
2003
The Accident
2003
Medium: Pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/4 x 8" (23.5 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Accident
1992
The Accident
1992
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Femme Couteau
2002
Femme Couteau
2002
Medium: Fabric, steel, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 9 x 27 1/2 x 6" (22.9 x 69.9 x 15.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY